Forestry technologists and technicians may work independently or perform technical and supervisory functions in support of forestry research, forest management, forest harvesting, forest resource conservation and environmental protection. They are employed by the forest industry sector, provincial and federal governments, consulting firms, and other industries and institutions, or they may be self-employed.

Illustrative example(s)

conservation technician - forestry

cruising technician - forestry

enforcement officer - forestry

extension ranger - forestry

fire suppression officer - forestry

forest fire technician

forest survey technician

forest technician

forestry technician

forestry technologist

resource officer, forest inventory

resource technician - forestry

scaler technician - logging

scaling co-ordinator - logging

silviculture technician

All examples

chief cruiser

chief scaler

conservation technician - forestry

crew leader - forest fire suppression

cruiser

cruising technician - forestry

enforcement officer - forestry

extension forest ranger

extension ranger - forestry

extension technician, forestry

field office supervisor - forestry

fire crew leader - forestry

fire suppression officer - forestry

forest engineering technician

forest engineering technologist

forest extension technician

forest fire officer

forest fire ranger

forest fire technician

forest firefighting crew leader

forest inventory resource officer

forest planning technician

forest protection co-ordinator

forest regional inventory technician

forest research technologist

forest resource management technician

forest resource technician

forest survey technician

forest technician

forestry conservation technician

forestry conservation technologist

forestry crew co-ordinator

forestry extension technician

forestry technician

forestry technologist

log grader

log scaler

natural resources technician - forestry

nursery technician - forestry

protection co-ordinator - forestry

range conservationist

range manager

research assistant - forestry

research technician, forestry conservation

research technologist, forestry conservation

resource officer, forest inventory

resource technician - forestry

scaler - forestry

scaler technician - logging

scalers supervisor

scaling co-ordinator - logging

senior fire control technician

silviculture technician

silviculture technologist

silviculturist

supervisor, forestry technicians

technician, forest engineering

technician, forest resource management

technician, forestry

technician, forestry conservation and preservation

technician, silviculture

technologist, forest engineering

technologist, forestry

technologist, forestry conservation and preservation

technologist, silviculture

timber cruiser

timber marker

timber rider

timber scaler

timber technician

Exclusion(s)

Biological technologists and technicians (2221)

Conservation and fishery officers (2224)

Foresters and forest engineers (See 2122 Forestry professionals)

Supervisors, logging and forestry (8211)

Main duties

Forestry technologists and technicians perform some or all of the following duties:

Conduct, supervise and participate in forest inventory cruises, surveys and field measurements following accepted scientific and operational procedures

Assist and perform technical functions in the preparation of forest management and harvest plans using photogrammetric and mapping techniques and computerized information systems

Assist in planning and supervise construction of access routes and forest roads